Order of the Roadrunner Award: Michelle Detiveaux Rodriguez

(April 25, 2005)--Michelle Detiveaux Rodriguez, career counselor in the UTSA Office of
Career Services, will be honored with the Order of the Roadrunner Award, one of five
presented April 28 at the UTSA Staff Excellence and Service Awards ceremony.

In the fifth of five award spotlights featured on UTSA Today before the ceremony, the Order of the Roadrunner
Award recognizes an individual who demonstrates exemplary service and commitment to UTSA and the achievement
of its goals through his or her actions throughout the year. This individual has enhanced the quality of
work life in ways that significantly increase productivity and efficiency for colleagues or customers
through the development of creative solutions, providing outstanding and ongoing excellence in services to
faculty, staff, students or other UTSA customers. This is the highest honor that a UTSA staff member can
receive for their service to the UTSA community.

Michelle Detiveaux Rodriguez

Michelle Detiveaux Rodriguez has worked in Career Services since she was a
UTSA student. She is now the career counselor for the College of Education and Human Development.

As a career counselor, she has demonstrated devotion and passion in helping UTSA education students find a
place in the work force. The education career counselor position was newly created when Rodriguez took the
job, and she realized the responsibility she would carry on her shoulders.

Rodriguez maintains excellent relationships between UTSA and local school districts. She was instrumental in
creating the UTSA Educator Fair, where students now can apply for positions with more than 100 school
districts. She makes it easy for human resources personnel to do their jobs and hire UTSA students. She keeps
long hours to make sure that students who cannot meet during the day have an opportunity to meet with her. She
also reaches out to students through classroom presentations.

Rodriguez works to develop good relationships with faculty and staff in academic departments as well as
other student affairs departments. She is the treasurer of the San Antonio Colleges and Universities Placement
Association and was nominated to serve as the secretary and treasurer of the Texas Association of
Employment. Because of her expertise, she was invited to speak at the Academy for Teacher Excellence.

Rodriguez' achievements as a career counselor are an example of the devotion and passion she has for her
job. As a UTSA alumna, she exhibits integrity and professionalism that speaks volumes to all who come in
contact with her. She is tireless and goes above and beyond in her determination to help students find a place
in the work force and succeed in life. She exemplifies the service and commitment to
UTSA worthy of the Order of the Roadrunner Award.

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UTSA employees are invited to attend the event hosted by Guy Bailey, provost and executive
vice president, Rosalie Ambrosino, vice president for student affairs, and Richard
Lewis, special assistant to the president, at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, April 28, in the University Center
Retama Auditorium (2.01.02) on the 1604 Campus. The ceremony will include remarks by President
Ricardo Romo.

Downtown Campus and Institute of Texan Cultures staff members can attend the event utilizing VIA bus 94 at
no charge by showing their UTSACard.

The ceremony will include retiree recognition, service pin awards for 5-30 years and
refreshments. Thirty-three staff members will be honored on their retirements and 219 staff members will
receive UT System service awards for the 2004 calendar year.